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Some of the same thoughts, but mostly I wondered if Jonah's daughter was watching after Max at the time and perhaps Rebecca was not even in the room? Or visa versa?

I'm not saying either one did anything wrong, just that others appear to want to keep this vague for some reason. All they had to do in the first place was present something that made sense and just outright say whatever Rebecca told them. What the heck initially led LE to conclude it was just an unfortunate accident.

I think it's incredibly weird that there are two witnesses and one is gone, the other is being kept secretive as far as we can tell. Jonah's daughter looks to be a fairly mature 13/14 year old from pics. Maybe this isn't true but I feel kind of bad for her if she was wisked away, tried to post on facebook and it was silenced, and so on.

I read there are TWO daughters of Jonah and the 1st wife; a 13 yr old AND a 14 yr old. I THINK read it on this thread, I'll see if I can find it, or anyone have a link handy? SO, which one wrote the FB message and which one might have been at the house?

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Shacknai's brother, Adam, a guest at the home, told investigators that he found Nalepa and cut her down in hopes that she was still alive. The two were the only ones in the house at the time

Change in story; thought initial it was reported RN was in distress

After he fell, Max Shacknai was rushed to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, where his father and mother — Jonah Shacknai's ex-wife, Dina, who also lives in Coronado — kept a vigil.

From this, it leads you to believe they never left the hospital

Investigators declined to say where Jonah Shacknai, 54, was when Nalepa's body was found.

Why even mention this....makes my hinky meter move; if they decline, does that mean he was not at the hospital holding the vigil?

I suspect that "holding a vigil" really means one or the other of them were there at all times, not that they both were there at all times. Further, I'm really thinking they either haven't or can't verify Jonah was there all the time or where he was - either that or they know he was somewhere else or could be somewhere else at the time. Nothing in what has been reported makes me think they were both there all that time. But yeah, it makes it sound hinky since they aren't really saying anything concrete.

I read there are TWO daughters of Jonah and the 1st wife; a 13 yr old AND a 14 yr old. I THINK read it on this thread, I'll see if I can find it, or anyone have a link handy? SO, which one wrote the FB message and which one might have been at the house?

It was G I think. I thought there were two daughters also, but he has a teenage son... so I think it's probably two teenagers, one son, one daughter? I thought his daughter was 14 though and the oldest.

Would there still be an autopsy if assessments showed brain injury and the victim was know to have fallen on his head?

all imo

Yes. Accidental deaths, including this one, in children are almost always autopsied. When there is no known cause of accident, and in this case we just don't know why Max fell, it is almost a given that there will be an autopsy...and I can't see the family foregoing it if given the chance.

I had a patient who died. She passed from cancer. Her family, despite being under a Drs care, and knowing what disease she had, demanded an autopsy. My patient had the autopsy. Next of kin, or parents in the cases of minor children, would have a great deal of weight in this decision for an autopsy.

Also, when a brain-dead patient is prepared for donation of organs, lots and lots (and then more) tests are done to determine if there is anything - the least little thing - that would affect the organ transplant, such as medications, drugs, et cetera. Often, the donation place will ask that a 24 hour "clearance" be done before removing the organs...meaning, nothing but life sustaining drugs are given so that the organs are clean.

I have heard that tox reports are being rushed...meaning maybe two weeks instead of 6. I do believe that LE has far more than they're releasing...far more.

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His first wife, Kimberly, filed for divorce in December 1998, and the feuding lasted until they finally settled in February 2001. The fight revolved around money and the custody of their two children, now ages 14 and 13.

San Diego station Channel 8 was among media that quoted a message on the social-media website Facebook that was reportedly posted by G. Shacknai, the 14-year-old daughter of Jonah Shacknai.

"RIP Maxie. We'll miss your sweet smile and kind heart more than you'll ever know. I'll love you forever," the posting said, according to the station.

So, it appears the 13 yr old MAY have been at the home and the 14 yr old MAY have posted the message.

"I live here, I'm from here, A lady was killed here," said Marco Perez, manager of Emerald City Surf Shop. "In a town like this, I don't think (authorities) have a plan for dealing with . . . a murder."

Some of the same thoughts, but mostly I wondered if Jonah's daughter was watching after Max at the time and perhaps Rebecca was not even in the room? Or visa versa?

I'm not saying either one did anything wrong, just that others appear to want to keep this vague for some reason. All they had to do in the first place was present something that made sense and just outright say whatever Rebecca told them. What the heck initially led LE to conclude it was just an unfortunate accident.

I think it's incredibly weird that there are two witnesses and one is gone, the other is being kept secretive as far as we can tell. Jonah's daughter looks to be a fairly mature 13/14 year old from pics. Maybe this isn't true but I feel kind of bad for her if she was wisked away, tried to post on facebook and it was silenced, and so on.

BBM May I ask what you mean by silenced? If I understand correctly, the half sister wrote "RIP Maxie," etc., on FB on Friday. Was there some other attempt at posting something that I'm missing?

Dina also submitted a two-page letter, describing Jonah as temperamental. She said the incident began over a disagreement with their child’s soiled bedding and that Jonah cursed at her in front of their child.
He “physically intimidated” her, she wrote, by “coming very close to (her), ‘nose to nose,’” and continuing to insult and threaten" her with name-calling in a “menacing tone.” She added that her attempts to keep an arm’s distance from Jonah during the incident resulted in her hand moving from his chest to his throat.
“Although Jonah feels entitled to name call, push etc, when I attempt to set boundaries via my personal space, he then assumes the role of victim,” Dina wrote.